World League

La Ciudadela
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Saul Macerio made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulino Lamberto in the 13th minute of play forced Nina fc's goalkeeper Higinio Sansone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Saul Macerio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cecilio Jax saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cecilio Jax took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulgencio Romildo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute Paulino Lamberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Sansone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cecilio Jax showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Romildo in the 22nd minute of the match. Paulino Lamberto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Higinio Sansone having to make a save. With a little luck, Nina fc's Higinio Sansone got control of the ball when Paulino Lamberto tried to sneak it across the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Saul Macerio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cecilio Jax. San Martin de Tucuman's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Saul Macerio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Nina fc's Higinio Sansone proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Nina fc from getting a goal against them. 34 minutes into the match, Nina fc's goalkeeper Higinio Sansone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulino Lamberto. Higinio Sansone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bartolo Harkaitz in the 38th minute. Fulgencio Romildo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th match minute, San Martin de Tucuman was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcial Munio to maneuver through the defense. Cecilio Jax made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Macerio in the 47th minute of play. In the 48th minute, Fulgencio Romildo made a precise shot to the right of Cecilio Jax. San Martin de Tucuman's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcial Munio was the one to do the kick off. Higinio Sansone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcial Munio in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Macerio in the 59th minute of play forced San Martin de Tucuman's goalkeeper Cecilio Jax to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Saul Macerio notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of San Martin de Tucuman's Cecilio Jax. Cecilio Jax was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nina fc's Aaron Euloxu was substituted for Fulgencio Romildo. Cecilio Jax took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubens Prata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cecilio Jax showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubens Prata, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. San Martin de Tucuman's Eugenio Orland was substituted for Luciano Selmo. San Martin de Tucuman's Severino Elorri was substituted for Pipis Vattimos. In the 74th match minute, Nina fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zachary Blochowiak to maneuver through the defense. Paulino Lamberto kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Cecilio Jax took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubens Prata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Higinio Sansone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcial Munio in the 84th minute of the match. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nina fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anastasio Amesti was slow to take the kick. During this time San Martin de Tucuman's players had a chance to rest. San Martin de Tucuman's Cecilio Jax played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubens Prata in the 89th minute of play. After 97 played minutes San Martin de Tucuman got a freekick which was hit by Paulino Lamberto. The Nina fc players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.